Kalkaska Middle School

Kalkaska Middle School, a small 6-8 campus in KALKASKA, Michigan, run under Kalkaska Public Schools, teaches 307 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 39% below the state mean of about 502.

Kalkaska Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Kalkaska Public Schools, a district that enrolls 1,333 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Kalkaska Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic. Compared to Kalkaska County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kalkaska Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Kalkaska Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.8%, the actual is 41.1%, a residual of -0.6 points.

Across the wider county, Kalkaska County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,578 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Kalkaska Middle School is one of 8 public schools in Kalkaska County (combined enrollment of about 1,728 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kalkaska Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kalkaska Middle School has contracted 8%, going from 335 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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